i wanted to congratulate him after a gig and he stood and listened to what i had to say.he was so humble and friendly.i will never forget=)

The greatest athlete behind a drum kit.

Monstrueux de technique, physique, polyrythmique, bref... Inhumain. Bravo

I like how the camera switches every .32 seconds to prevent you from being able to watch him, and to induce seizures.

hahahaha, a whirlwind of polyrythms and brutal complexity. it was hilarious when at the start they tried to follow clapping, they lasted 2 bars and that was it.

if you look carefully you can actually see that he only has 2 arms and 2 legs :O

What an insanely talented beast. Just jaw dropping.

He is on another planet of rhythm.

that solo was one of Virg's best! His doubles on the double pedal never fail to astound! He is all speed combined with economy of motion. This man can groove and solo....one o' the best!

Virgil's talent is just insane,his skills are way beyond awesomeness...one of the best drummers EVER.

That takes a lifetime commitment and dedication to push the envelope of superhuman drumming coordinations techniques and finesse. A strong mindset & discipline of a true champion. Good on you Virg! All the best in your ongoing pursuit of explorations in the world of extreme drumming. Cheers mate!

VIRGIL (a worldwide drum known legend today) has been an Australian drum icon/prodigy since the early 80's... for the sake of history, his first superband (amazing-spaced out fusion group) was the Melbourne based "Loose Change"(ask any Australian musician over 40 years old...scary shit what these guys played) ....& this is way before the Planet - X time (piece of cake for Virgil) ... (I must declare that I was fortunate enough to see them live countless times... and also, that I was one of his private students during that period =1986 ... since day one (first lesson) it became obvious to me ,that this guy (great guy, by the way) is from another planet ... perhaps Planet-X ...underlining that apart from being a musical genius...he was & is a workaholic witch accounts to endless practice from the age of 4 !!!)

Good Lord simply amazing!!. Got to see him play live 3/2012. Was invited to the sound check. He is a very humble man when you speak to him.Very thankful for his fans. All around great guy..

99% of the audience has no idea what just happened.

Well Thomas Lang is a fantastic player, but Virgil's playing is so distinguished and unmatched in so many ways. Virgil is probably the best polyrhythmic drummer ever, and his ability to play over the most complex bass drum ostinatos at blazing tempos while maintaining such control and precision is a remarkable feat. I can’t even contemplate myself playing some of the things Virgil is doing.

The years playing on pearl drums were the best

First time ive ever heard him play. Hes badass man

Those above to below Tom sweeps 🧹 has got To be one of the top 10 most iconic drum solos ever!

Best drummer in the history of drumming. Period. The end

il met tout le monde d’accord

Virgil is the greatest advertisement Puma has ever had!! 😁🤌

This drum solo sparks my emotions, it feels so good to listen to it and takes me places.

Un des meilleurs batteur au monde Virgil Donati

You will never do anything in life as good as he plays this instrument.

Good god- I've seen him do it on other vids too- when he's playing super fast stuff like at 1:27, his hands disappear a little bit, blurring like a hummingbird's wings. And, he's reaching WAY the hell up to those high toms too! Just crazy.

AMAZING!! BRAVO!!

The one and only!

I'm sorry, but if you find this solo boring is cause you don't have a clue of whats happening. This is truly amazing, like it or not..........GO VIRG!!

Incredible!! Thanks for sharing.

I love to hear the public screaming when he does a funky beat. People love groove and funky beats and I think these beats make the difference between good and bad drummers. It's simple but a lot of technic is needed to make it sounds awesome.

stupefacente nn ci sono commenti professionista dalla A alla Z bravissimo

The strongest left hand ever seen. Virgil´s traditional grip is just so powerful

Gênio, um dos melhores do mundo com certeza!

I love the popping sound of drums. Keep it up, Virg, keep it up.

Ooh that snare sounds SOOOO GOOD!.

still can't stop watching this video......

Simply the best!

Amazing and I feel he has the fastest cleanest single stroke rolls all around his many,many drums!! Really is an Amazing thing to see and hear!! I'm playing and teaching for over 45 year's this cat is pouring his heart out! A true demon drummer, in a great way!! Double stroke rolls with his feet!!! Very hard to do @ that Speed!! WoW!!

I always come back. So brutal... really like the hand movements. One of the best solos from Virgil FMPOV.

this is from his Planet X days, when he had that awesome 'mad Italian' hair style! Man, those were some days! Priceless!

Thank you for sharing! Happy Drumming!!!

sei il migliore Virgil

0:52 Virgil is thinking at this point, *Time to teach the crowd 5/4*

Donati and Lang were actually lovers for a brief period in the 90s and taught each other a lot, both personally and drum wise.I can only imagine how good they both would be now had they stayed together!

☆☆☆ REALY,GRATE DRUMMER. THE BEST OF THE BEST, THE HIEST LEVEL OF THE MODERN DRUMMING. NUMBER 1. BRAVISIMO VIRGIL!!!! SO MANY TRAININGS!!! PEAPLE,YOU CAN'T TO KNOW. GOD BLESS YOU,VIRGIL.

Atleta della batteria. Complimenti.

still love your work!!

MONSTRO!!

The best drums solo in the history.... Thanks Virgil....

Virgil Scissorhands

I hate how video editors actually prevent us from watching the video! Have mercy on us and let us watch our favorite hero more than 2 seconds in a row! You so want to show everything that we miss everything!

Machine de guerre merci ❤

Amazing!!! Amazing!!! Donati is the o Monster of Drum's!!! All Crazy!!!! Raone Drummer

Stunning ! I think I just had a religious experience here! Love the look at end, 4:12 says, I WORKED HARD TO GET TO THIS.

One of the greats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a serious KICK ASS drummer. I remember seeing Virgil play @ the age of 16 & he was deadly back then.... Now look @ him go..

All I'm saying is: its all been done before. No best, but being an older (52) bass player I've heard it all- meaning all prog and jazz and rock bassists and drummers. Peart,Baker, Bonham,Palmer, Paiste, Sheehan, Lee, Squire,Jaco etc. Love it all. Nothing new under the sun...

Top quality drumming!🙂

any comment will not be enough for Virg . respect!

Entre tantos esse sim é um dos maiores do mundo deus te abençoe

this is amazing..only 1 ,,virgil donati,only you

de otro planeta!!!!

The best ever.

Beast!!

All of the drummers who auditioned for dream theater were great.

Virgil is the man

incredible!

Saw him at Cardiff a good few years ago with Vera Figuerado. Sponsored by Premier. The evening was called 'viva November' twas fab

Quel puissant batteur ce Virgil,c'est le top,wow

impressionnant !

great show!!!

Saw him play live with On The Virg in Melbourne a while back, good god, his control was insane. Definitely worth the money.

Always increadible

he doesn't create hits on the drum set, he creates flowing timbres and textures...

My hero of drum heroes.

He has commin up with good rythms now! Really good... best!

THAT was FAHKIN STUNNING!!!

Muito monstro eita pegaaaa toop lembre-se bateras unidos jamais serão vencidos 👍🎶

This is what i call a fuckin bad ass SICK drum solo ! Hell yeah !

Best mad scientist ever!!!

Top Mister Virgil👏👏👏👏👏👏🌀🌀🌀

Awesome drummer

best drummer ever!!!

Unreal!

what the hell is that on 1:27 !!! so true what the guy at the end said in french ''Virgil Donati the responsible for the suicide of thouasands of drummers around the world''

Mind BloWing

Beast! looks like it was recorded slower and then speeded up, cant wait for his new album.

Virgil for president.

fenomenal... parabéns

super super baterista mis respetos

Hes one of the best in the world right now..

At 1:26 this enters another parallel dimension that few if any have ever visited...

After this...we all will go to Paradise....Michel Polnareff....

IL MAESTRO!

his drums sound awesome

virgil donatti and danny carey my favorites!

Magnific

MAESTRO

Virgil Donati muito brabo!!!

and people think buddy was the best hahahahaha haaaaa hahaha. Ohhh mannnn. woo. That was a good one. *wipes tear from eye.